Kidderpore Pally Saradiya Durga Puja 2026
Kidderpore Pally Saradiya is a neighbourhood puja in Khidirpur / Watgunge, part of the Khidirpur pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Khidirpur Pally Saradiya, Khidirpur Palli Sarada). It is a traditional puja: the idol and the rituals are the point, in the classic ekchala or daker saaj style, with a light crowd.
Durga Puja 2026 runs Saturday 17 to Wednesday 21 October. This page is the Kidderpore Pally Saradiya entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Khidirpur pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Majerhat Metro~45 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- traditional puja
- Area
- Khidirpur / Watgunge
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Kidderpore Pally Saradiya
Take the metro to Majerhat Metro and walk about 45 minutes (3.3 km). On Puja nights the lanes around big pandals are one-way for pedestrians and police may route you a longer way in; follow the barricades. Open walking directions in Google Maps.
There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in. Plan about 8 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Kidderpore Pally Saradiya
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Udayan Kidderpore4 min · 360 m
- Khidderpur 75 Pally Sarbojanin7 min · 560 m
- Khidirpur 25 Pally13 min · 1.1 km
- Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan)13 min · 1.1 km
- Bhowanipur Students Club34 min · 2.8 km
- Kansaripara Sarbojanin Sarodotsab Committee35 min · 2.9 km
See the whole Khidirpur walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Eat: India Restaurant (Khidirpur) · 480 mKhidirpur's biryani institution: mutton biryani, chaap
Kidderpore Pally Saradiya: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Kidderpore Pally Saradiya?
- Majerhat Metro is the nearest metro station, about 45 minutes' walk (3.3 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Kidderpore Pally Saradiya?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Kidderpore Pally Saradiya?
- Udayan Kidderpore (4 min walk), Khidderpur 75 Pally Sarbojanin (7 min walk), Khidirpur 25 Pally (13 min walk), Khidderpore Sarbojanin Durgotsab (Byayam Samity Prangan) (13 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Kidderpore Pally Saradiya?
- Durga Puja 2026 runs from Shashthi, Saturday 17 October, to Dashami, Wednesday 21 October 2026. Most big Kolkata pandals open to visitors from Chaturthi (15 October) or earlier, and the crowds peak on Ashtami and Navami evenings (19 and 20 October).
- When does Kidderpore Pally Saradiya open to visitors in 2026?
- Most pandals of this size are open and lit from Panchami or Shashthi (16 or 17 October 2026); the committee announces the exact day. Chaturthi and Panchami evenings are the best time to see it without the queue.
- Where is Kidderpore Pally Saradiya and is entry free?
- Kidderpore Pally Saradiya is in Khidirpur / Watgunge, south Kolkata, on the Khidirpur circuit, about 45 minutes' walk from Majerhat Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.